Former Jeonnam Superintendent Kim Dae-jung: "Student Education Allowance to Be Paid from July"

Announcement of the '2023 Reading and Humanities Education Activation Plan'

Former Jeonnam Superintendent of Education Kim Dae-jung announced the '2023 Reading and Humanities Education Activation Plan' at a New Year's press conference on the 10th.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Kim Dae-jung, Superintendent of Education for Jeonnam, plans to provide student education allowances starting in July and promote the ‘Gongjon Classroom’ for university entrance.

On the morning of the 10th, Superintendent Kim stated at a New Year press conference held in the provincial education office’s conference room, “The student education allowance is scheduled to be paid from July once the agenda passes the Jeonnam Provincial Council and the supplementary budget is allocated,” adding, “Due to the financial conditions of the education office, it is difficult to provide the allowance to all cities and counties immediately, so it will first be implemented in depopulated areas and gradually expanded.”

On the same day, Superintendent Kim also announced the ‘2023 Reading Humanities Education Activation Plan’ and the direction of the ‘Gongjon Classroom’ for university entrance.

As a measure to activate reading education, a comprehensive portal for reading humanities education will be established to operate the ‘Jeonnam Reading Humanities School,’ and programs such as ‘Book Kok Day’ will be promoted.

He explained, “We have prepared an organizational restructuring plan to establish a dedicated team for reading humanities education, which is currently under legislative notice,” and added, “We plan to install school library support organizations at regional hub libraries and operate a comprehensive portal for reading humanities education tentatively named ‘I-rang Chaek-rang’ (Me and Books).”

He continued, “We have selected 113 middle schools in the province as Gongjon Classroom project schools and will support teaching assistance personnel such as learning coaching instructors,” adding, “We will allocate a personnel budget of 2.7 billion KRW and 24 million KRW per school to establish Gongjon Classrooms and create classrooms where lessons can be conducted.”

Additionally, he stated, “Career and university entrance counseling centers will be established in Mokpo, Yeosu, Suncheon, Naju, and Gwangyang to diagnose and evaluate individual learning levels and provide customized guidance,” emphasizing, “We will resolve overcrowded classes, maintain an appropriate number of students, and leverage the unique competitiveness of small schools in farming and fishing villages.”

He concluded, “This year marks the first year of a substantial transformation in Jeonnam education,” stressing, “We will realize schools that study through reading, implement sustainable future education through coexistence practice activities, and nurture global talents through bilingual education.”

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